Improvement in oil-vessels



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE WV. BANKER, YOFST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN OIL-VESSELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 10,930 dated October13, ISGS.

' the same on the line x of Fig. 1.

In cans as heretofore constructed for containing an d transporting oils,&c., which were placed in wooden boxes, the nozzle was made to projectonly a short distance above the top of the box, in order that it mightbe protected from injury, which caused a liability to waste in pouringout the iiuid, and it was also inconvenient, especially to a personunaccustomed to using the can.

My invention has for its object to avoid these objections; and itconsists in the emlployment of a compound sliding or extension nozzle,which can be drawn out when required to form a nozzle of suitablelength, and when not in use can be shut down flush with the surface ofthe wood which incases the can, and the stopper, bei ng inserted, isthen covered and held in place by'a shield or plate attached to theexterior wooden case.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In thc accompanying drawings, A is a keg containing a can, B, forholding oil, varnishes, &c. This can is furnished with a conical nozzle,a, which extends up to a level with the top of the head O, through ahole cut for the purpose. Over this nozzle a slides a short conicaltube, b, so fitted that when drawn out it shall form an extension of thenozzle a, as seen in Fig. 2, so as to conduct the fluid beyond the kegwhile the can is being emptied,

thus preventing any liability to waste. The rim of the tube b is turnedover, so as to form a pro]` ection by which it can be readily drawn out,the edges of the hole through which it projects being cut away, so as toladmit oi' this can be drawn out to extend the length of the nozzle, orthat the form o1 the tubes may be varied from that shown in thedrawings.

For cans of less than ten gallons capacityI prefer to use my hailed keg,(patented October 11, 1859,) as the bail-handle and the peculiar mannerof inserting the head add greatly to the usefulness of the package; butI do not confine myself to its use, as for the larger packages thecommon forms of cooperage would perhaps answer as well; neither do Iconfine myself to the use of the extension-nozzle and improved casingalways in connection, as either one may be used without the other.

It is also evident that my improved nozzle may be used in connectionwith a cock or gate without affecting its design or usefulness.

`What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. The compound sliding or extension nozzle a b, constructed andoperating substantially as set forth, for the purpose specified.

2. In combination with the above, the cover or shield c, operating asset forth, for the purpose specified.

GEO. IV. BANKER.

Vitnesses:

STEPHEN W. GoonHUE, HENRY HAETOG.

